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Re: Vanagon key rear hatch
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Tue, 6 Dec 2011 18:43:55 -0800
...sticky locks, I got > lucky this spring at > > the local u pull it a vanny with key in ignition that > fit all doors so...
Re: Power Door Locks: Key Won't Turn Pass. Side Door Lock.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 06:49:24 -0400
At 01:12 PM 9/24/2015, Neil N wrote: >Yes, it's no trouble pulling the panel but since the exact same issue...
Re: 90 Westfalia power locks problem
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:17:05 -0800
...I can force the door to unlock and open if I pull up > the inside button with some force, get in, close the door...
Re: CV Joint boots & Power Door locks
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sun, 26 Sep 2004 03:04:41 -0500
...145k miles! Al Brase 69 doublecab, Vanagons James Lowe wrote: > The Driver's door lock is not activated by the other locks. This doesn...
Re: Actuator?
Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
Tue, 2 Jul 2019 08:51:13 -0400
...I spliced in an extension in both doors since opening the doors pulled the wire bundle tight. A good look at the circuit diagram...
Re: remote/keyless entry
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:14:49 -0400
...And I never leave any car in gear, either! The alarm system would need to command a relatively cheap doorlock servo to push/pull...
Re: 87 Central Locks
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:09:11 -0700
...87 Central Locks Hello all, I am a recent owner of a 1987 GL Wolfsburg ed. Initially, the passenger door lock actuator was blown...
Re: 87 Central Locks
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:17:27 -0700
...87 Central Locks > > > Hello all, > > I am a recent owner of a 1987 GL Wolfsburg ed. Initially, the passenger > door lock actuator was blown...
Wanted: Passenger Side Power Door Lock
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:35:34 -0500
...Does anyone have a spare passenger side power door lock which can be retrofitted into an 86 Syncro which has manual locks as OE...
Re: an easy way to get your car stolen...READ...
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:50:41 -0400
...Most older VW's would be pretty easy to get into with a slim jim or dent puller -- assuming your door locks work to...
Re: rekey sliding door handle?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:02:52 -0700
...between exterior sliding door > handles? (early 80-84 style, if it matters.) > > Thanks, > Wes It's just as easy to pull out the wafers...
Re: door that magically opens
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:14:13 -0800
...the door to keep it >closed. > Once when I jammed somehthing in my slider at the back I kept pulling and >pulling on the...
Re: Steve's Lock Shop
Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 16:24:14 -0500
...I think my key works in the driver's door and the ignition and the rest of the locks refuse to work at all...
Re: URGENT How do I get my front door interior panels off?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 10 Jul 2005 21:00:59 -0700
...door interior panels off? > > I have them 90% off, I just can't figure out how to release the little > latch that you pull...
Re: Issue with door lock
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:45:10 -0700
On 4/16/2010 8:58 AM Alistair Bell wrote: > oh, few more things... > > still good idea to pull lock barrel, but it may...
Re: Keys, locks and Steve Sandlin the Locksmith Guy
Historical mailing list - Kw
Sat, 28 Oct 2000 11:23:32 -0700
...Unscrew this screw and pull the handle backwards. The rear of the handle should peal away from the door and then it removes easily...
early vanagon door locks, passenger side
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 29 Nov 94 00:33:39 CST
...why swap? well, cause if the button is pushed down (on the original lock), pulling on the interior door handle will still open the...
Re: Locked Electric Driver's Lock
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:12:11 -0500
...Maybe the top left corner of the door panel could be pulled away from the door to allow access? > On Mon, Dec 17, 2018...
Re: Makin keys
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:53:31 -0800
In the case of Vanagons, the "letter" the locksmith is looking for is sometimes not there on the door handle(s), but usually appears...
Re: Electric door lock
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 09:54:03 -0500
...If you pull back the rubber boot that goes between the driver's door and the body and the passenger's door and the...
Re: Electric door lock
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:29:02 -0500
...If you pull back the rubber boot that goes between the > driver's door and the body and the passenger's door and the...
Re: vacuum gauge installation.
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Fri, 15 Aug 1997 11:11:44 -0700
...the trunk of any Audi and pull out the green vac line they use for the door locks. Each car gets you 2x 4...
Re: Where to get ignition key?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:29:49 -0400
Assuming all locks are original, you can remove a front door handle and get the key code from one of the two tines of...
Re: Heater repair
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:47:29 -0500
...wiring, radio wiring, remote door lock wiring, and find and > repair the broken wire or the power door locks. Then on to draining the...
door locks, 1980-1981 or so
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 21:18:44 -0600
somebody mentioned door locks and that got me to thinking that maybe some of the 1980 and 1981 folks don't about this: in...
Re: 86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:56:34 -0700
...86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release Morning all, So this am, I locked my slider from the outside. When I pulled the...
Locked Electric Driver's Lock
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Sun, 16 Dec 2018 23:44:56 -0800
Greetings, I have a '91 with electric door locks. Unfortunately, it's been sitting a lot lately and I don't have a trickle...
Re: Transmission -- hard to get in first
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:08:16 +0100
...open), channel locks or the sort, and a big > flat blade screwdriver and shimmy yourself under the bus from the sliding > door side, about...
Re: Power Door Lock Problem
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 10:43:52 -0500
...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Tom Forhan wrote: >My driver's side door locks automatically as soon as >it is closed, from inside...
Re: Door Handle Repairs
Historical mailing list
Sun, 27 Oct 96 10:11 CST
Evidently my post on door handles and locks struck a nerve. wsilva@capecod.net was correctly informed that VW used a grease. Ric Golden...
late sliding door latch mech removal
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:04:23 -0700
Ok, I just pulled the latch mechanism from a 91 Syncro, took about 3 minutes. This had power locks so it had an extra...
Re: 87 Central Locks
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Cortright
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 16:15:07 -0400
...87 Central Locks > > > Hello all, > > I am a recent owner of a 1987 GL Wolfsburg ed. Initially, the passenger > door lock actuator was blown...
Stereo Install - Replacing Speaker Wires
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:09:14 -0800
...mirrors and door locks? Lots of wires running through that boot. So off comes the door panel and I gently pull the boot away...
Re: remote/keyless entry
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:16:22 -0400
...manual locks currently). Their response was that the rear hatch can be hooked up as long as it operates like a "typical door" with...
sliding door handle broken?
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Mon, 25 Aug 1997 14:11:30 EDT
...It didn't break, but rather pulled out of its hole in the door, tumbler and all. When I shove the handle back in...
Re: Vanagon key rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 6 Dec 2011 19:36:07 -0800
...sticky locks, I got >> lucky this spring at >>> the local u pull it a vanny with key in ignition that >> fit all doors so...
Re: Making keys
Historical mailing list - jbange
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:11:17 -0800
...Pull one of the door handles off (passenger or driver). They're held on with a single phillips screw on the edge of the...
Re: Electric Locks
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 07:15:23 -0700
...Electric Locks > > > > > > > > Houston, I have a problem! > > > > I have a 1991 Carat with electric door locks that don't work. I > pulled > > > the door...
Re: Electric Locks - Rear hatch will not open
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:38:40 -0500
...Now go to the side door and unlock it. You should hear a click from the hatch lock. If it doesn't work, repeat...
Re: Power Door Locks
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:10:00 -0700
...should, but > neither the sliding side door nor the rear hatch > will lock when the front door locks are activated by > the key. > > I...
Wing window removal?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:24:09 -0400
...Bently is vague, seems to indicate that the window must be pulled out down through the hole near the locks. It just doesnt seem...
Re: front door lock stuck
Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
Tue, 7 Jul 2015 17:09:14 -0400
Jeff, The inside lever on the door moves freely but doesn’t effect anything. I’ve been able to pull the inside panel away...
Re: Hey folks; horror; New Beetle?
Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
Sun, 11 May 2003 13:00:42 -0400
...The door locks and the inst cluster goes haywire, then back to normal.
Power Door Lock Actuators, Attributes
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Sat, 6 Feb 2016 11:30:43 -0800
...pull the DS knob up the PS immediately forces it to lock again. The slider will lock electrically only if the cockpit doors are...
Re: Where to get ignition key?
Historical mailing list - mike
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:15:47 -0700
...door handle and > get the key code from one of the two tines of the fork thereon. > > To remove the door handle, pull the...
Re: Sliding door lock...
Historical mailing list
Sat, 15 Jul 1995 06:29:24 -0400
...turtle, what else could you call a diesel westy), the >> little knob on the inside that locks the sliding door does not stay in...
Re: Door handle/lock changing question
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:00:27 -0800
...is keyed the > same as my other doors? > > Jim Hi Jim, You would be better off pulling out the lock wafers and laying them...
Re: 86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release
Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:54:46 -0700
...86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release > > Morning all, > > So this am, I locked my slider from the outside. When I pulled the...
Re: Locked Electric Driver's Lock
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 07:22:47 -0400
...The big change is > that the driver's door lock would not unlock. The key would not physically > turn counterclockwise, nor can I pull...
Re: Stereo Install - Replacing Speaker Wires
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 12:53:43 -0800
...It's probably easier to pull the boot from the body as well as the door, but the morass of wires behind the fuse...
Re: Diff Locks
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 04:51:10 +0100
...pull the knob, turn the steering over to the right, as you most probably have a RHD car in Ireland, open the door, and...
Re: changing the lock on outside door handle-easy, hard, or impossible?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:08:21 EST
...Open the door, remove the screw, remove the handle. Take the key and handle to a locksmith and he'll set the lock in...
87 Central Locks
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Cortright
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 15:43:15 -0400
...The door is in a perpetual state of lockedness, one cannot even pull up on the knob (forcing the driver to egress from the...
Re: Steve's Lock Shop
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 18:55:51 -0400
...I think my key works in the driver's > door and the ignition and the rest of the locks refuse to work at all...
Re: adding central locking -- SWAP DOORS and HATCH?
Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:39:59 +0200
...COM writes: > > > > What I want to know is can I pull the doors and hatch > > off a late model > > > Vanagon and install on my...
Help Locating T4 Connection: Power Door Lock Problem
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:01:38 -0800
I'm trying to diagnose the problem of my power door locks continually cycling up and down. This is a 11/89 build date...
lock-cylinder on sliding door
Historical mailing list
Sat, 10 Aug 96 12:32 CDT
...lock-cylinder on sliding door > How do I get to the cylinder on the slidingdoor handle? I can > pull the handle from the door...
Re: Power mirror and lock maintenance?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:16:27 EDT
...My door locks and power mirrors gave up the ghost (gradually) a while ago, and I love to think that a simple wire splice...
Re: front door lock stuck
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 7 Jul 2015 18:34:23 -0300
...I�ve been able to pull the inside panel away from the door far enough to reach my boney fingers in far enough to...
Re: Power Door Locks: Key Won't Turn Pass. Side Door Lock.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:23:31 -0400
...turn the passenger side door lock. >Something is binding. I'm about certain it's within the actuator. Pull the panel and find out...